1830: the Belgian declaration of independence
On 4 October 1830 the Provisional Government issued a declaration of Independence. Declaration of independence After Dutch forces were expelled from Brussels on 27 September 1830, the recently-created Revolutionary Committee transformed into the Provisional Government. Source picture: Wikipedia There were only a few members of the Provisional Government: * Charles Rogier * Emmanuel, Baron van der Linden d'Hooghvorst * Félix, Count de Mérode * Alexandre Gendebien * Sylvain Van de Weyer * André-Edouard Jolly * Feuillen, Baron de Coppin de Falaën * Joseph Van der Linden * Louis de Potter * Jean Nicolay And so, the independence of Belgium as a state was officially declared on 4 October. The Congress Column is a monumental column in Brussels, Belgium, commemorating the creation of the Belgian Constitution by the National Congress of 1830–31. own pictures taken in 2023 Afterwards In November 1830, the National Congress of Belgium was established to create a constitution for t